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Muramasa Rebirth Out Today on PS Vita

Muramasa Rebirth, the action-packed RPG by Vanillaware, the developer behind the critically acclaimed Muramasa: The Demon Blade, releases today! Enter a world where ancient Japan comes to life on PS Vita. Play as the possessed princess Momohime, or the fugitive ninja Kisuke as they travel throughout Japan in search of the Demon Blades – powerful blades that lust for the souls of the vanquished. Collect all 108 blades, and battle those who stand in your way.

Along with a standard edition retail release, Muramasa Rebirth is also available on PlayStation Network as well as a limited “Muramasa Rebirth: Blessing of Amitahba Collector’s Edition!”

In Muramasa Rebirth, Vanillaware re-imagines Muramasa onto the PS Vita system. The game’s beautiful, vibrant hand drawn art is stunningly enhanced by the PS Vita’s OLED screen. The gameplay has been updated to allow for easy gameplay and customization. Remap your controls to your liking and play with ease!

Muramasa Rebirth tells of two journeys: one made by Momohime and the other by Kisuke. Momohime has been possessed by the malevolent spirit, Jinkuro. Her soul travels with her possessed body unwillingly as Jinkuro uses her to accomplish his goals. Kisuke, a fugitive ninja on the run that has lost his memory, also finds his fate intertwined with the powerful demon blades as he comes across people from his past.

Encountering monsters, ninjas, and even gods along the way, they will battle through these enemies using the powers bestowed by the Demon Blades; however, these blades lust for souls, and will ultimately consume those who wield them.

Aksys Games decided to create a limited run collector’s edition for those fans who want to deck their PS Vita system out to the Muramasa max! Each collector’s edition comes with a specially designed PS Vita face cover and skin by HORI, USA, a PS Vita pouch, and a specially created Muramasa Rebirth lithograph by Vanillaware. Each component has been designed to fit the look and feel of Muramasa. The lithograph was inspired by Ukiyo-e woodblock printing, and is truly a one-of-a-kind piece of art!

Ready for some high flying, awesome, in-your-face action? Well, pick up Muramasa Rebirth today and prepare yourself for one of the most action-packed rides on PS Vita!

500 MB.. nice.. I’m going to wait for a sale, cause I don’t like buying digitally without a really compelling reason to fill my 32 GB even more.. and this game kind of looks like an iOS games(those can look great, but the gameplay can be bland.) I have lots of games right now.. thanks for supporting the Vita Sony! and Vanillaware!

Had the retail version preordered, but canceled it when I saw how small the digital file is. I love being able to play instantly. Digital is great. Played a few levels last night, and though I don’t usually play games like this, this one has me hooked.

Went to pick this up at EB games today and they said they didn’t know when they’d have it in stock…same with future shop..sucks, but I guess I’ll wait. I’d rather save memory for stuff i can’t get at retail.

You haven’t shown the lithograph yet! And I know it’s never done, but I’d love to start seeing Collector’s Editions come with digital copies. Being on an all digital “instant” system is just so much better than fiddling with cartridges. Please consider it!

I can’t wait to get my hands on this in the next few days! My sister preordered me the Collector’s Edition for my b-day, but like others have said, its not in stock yet! This game was the only game that made me regret selling my Wii, and I’ve been praying for an HD version ever since. The fact it came out on Vita and I can play it anywhere is icing on top! Thanks VanillaWare! Please remake Odin Sphere for Vita when you’re done with Dragon’s Crown (which I also have on preorder!), and like AriesWarlock says, bring us Princess Crown!!

Can’t wait for my amazon preorder to ship, thanks for giving this your love and fixing Ignition’s translation! Side note: please consider working with retailers in Canada to participate in your preorder bonuses. Lost out on quite a few like the 999 and VLR watches, and now the Muramasa soundtrack.

should have got my collector’s edition through amazon. i pre-ordered at gamestop and they haven’t received it yet. i am pissed. i’ve been waiting since it was first announced. now they are telling me if they dont get it today, MAYBE thursday. wtf?

SONY PLEASE LISTEN!
i Just bought Jak and Daxter Collection for vita, the frame rate is terrible. Sony please release a patch to fix this, it ruins the experience. :(
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pre-ordered this on Amazon last week. Collectors Edition, will be here Thursday, regretting not picking release day shipping… Muramasa is the only Wii game I beat. I absolutely loved it and can’t wait to play and platinum trophy this game (if there is one?). If not still looking forward to it.

Question. I somewhat recall talks of new characters/story maybe as DLC or something. Is there any plans on releasing DLC for Muramasa? I don’t remember if it was a Japan only thing. *Crosses fingers*

Muramasa is my favorite Wii game (or close, only the House of the Deads and Metroid Prime Trilogy are nearly as fun). I’m looking forward to the extras you guys added. It’s been said before, but thank you again.

Seriously, AKSYS, I love you so much for bringing such great games as Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, Arcana Heart, DeathSmiles, Hard Corps: Uprising, Hakuoki, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, etc.
THANK YOU.